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of seTficaLinches, fill the basinjtith -water, 

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 |>oaUio]i without pressure. 



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-^ flints for Gardeners. 



*^ Cultivate nothing carelessly. Whatever 

 is wprth cultivating at all, is worth cnlti- 

 tjiting diligently apd well. 

 "Many kinds of garden seeds lose their 

 germinatfng poorer when more than a year 

 old. Therefore, be careful to sow fresh 

 ■seed whenever practicable. 



Biit melons, cucumbers, pumpkins, and 



members generally of this family, are an 



exception to this rule The seeds of these 



:iboald not be sown till after they are several 



years old. 



The seeds of most kinds of weeds retain 

 their germinating power for an almost in- 

 definite period. Hence, weeds should al- 

 ways be carefully gathered and burnt, as 

 the mest effectual mode of destroying the 

 ' seeds. 



-; i-The first leaves which appear on the sur- 

 face (in many cases called cotyledons,) are 

 • for the time, sole supporters of the life of 

 the young plant, — sustain it till it has 

 formjcid roots, and, if prematurely destroyed 

 or much injured, the plant will die. 



Seeds will not germinate unless exposed 



to the influence of moisture, air, light and 



-heat. They should, consequently, not be 



covered too deep, or they may fail to sprout. 



It is, in ordinary cases, not profitable or 

 advisable to raise your own seeds. Your 

 soil and your time should be of more value 

 .and importance to you than the cost of new 

 seeds. Besides, such as are raised on a soil 

 different in composition from your own, will 

 most probably thrive better. 



The rootd of very young plants are rarely 

 :hardy enough to bear transplanting well. 

 The be»t time for transplanting seedlings, is 

 when they have formed five or six leaves; 

 beuaase, at about that period the young 

 rootH and radicles are able to perform their 

 proper functions more successfully than ear- 

 li«r. 



Roots essentially requfre the admission 

 and presence of atmospheric air. The sur- 

 face soil should, therefore, always be kept 

 loose and porous, and clayey ground should 

 be frequently broken up or stirred in dry 

 weather, or whenever it has become parched 

 Dr baked. 



When abed has been dug over in the fall, 

 it should be suffered to lie, during the win- 



ter, ia4he roagbest c ondition ia ^^ffhioh ihe 

 spade has left it. A greater amoqntof -imir- 

 face will thus be exposed to the effecHs 6f 

 frost, and the grottnd become mcffe thoroi^ii* 

 I'S pulverized in the Bprin§<h .dsI, vaslisna? 



Frost acts With greater Mterity on roots 

 or tubers which have been polled or dag tip, 

 than on snch as remain in the grouod.— 

 Hence they shonld either bt effectoally pffo- 

 tected, or remain together undistarb«d. 



The various kinds of plants extract dif- 

 ferent substances. from the soil; aaA a well 

 chosen rotation of crops is conseqMntly 

 highly advantageous, and desenres alten- 

 tion. > ■'\r--- ' ■■■'>- j'-r' J:' 



Leaves absorb moistnre from the i^tmos* 

 "^ere, and again part with it; they inhale 

 and exhale air, and th|^ cona^itnte the more 

 important organs of plants. If injured or 

 removed, the entire plant soffers accordingly. 



The pores of the leaves, throngh whidi 

 air and moisture are transpired, are exceed- 

 ingly minute, and very liable to be closed 

 by dust. The foliage of stove plants should 

 therefore be frequently well sprinkled with 

 pure water, to prevent or remove obstrac* 

 tion to healthy action from this cause. 



In their natural condition or growth, the 

 leaves and branches of plants rarely toach 

 or cross each other. We should hence learn 

 not to crowd our plants close together, or 

 to place even a single plant in a confined 

 po&ition, where its leaves and branches have 

 not room to expand or develop themselves 

 fully and freely. Air and light are as es- 

 sential to their vigorous and heftUhy growtli 

 as earth and water. 



The falling off of the leaf of a newly-set 

 cutting, is an indication that the catting 

 has began to grow. But, if the leaf wither 

 and dry without dropping from the stem, it 

 is an evidence that the plant lacks vigor to 

 effect the natural process of shedding the 

 leaf, and will probably fail to grow. 



When plants produce an abundance of 

 foliage with few bods or blossoms, they 

 should either be transplanted into a poorer 

 soil, or some of the principal roots should 

 be pruned off. 



Drying winds are injurioas, as they rob 

 the leaves of plants of moisture more read- 

 ily than it can be supplied by the roots. 

 Plants need as careful protection from each 

 winds SB fromfrost.— -[Farmer and Garden- 

 er. 



SQ^Fnable a« we ue to withstand ib»|Ug of 

 time and life, it often happens that thrqa^h 

 disease and misfortune we become gray in ear^ 

 ly lite and bald before we reach the fim gra^e 

 of womanhoo4 or the full statate of mi^liood. 



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